The Road That Leads Back Home - M. Tallstrom

[Fishies125]

SO beautiful and such impossibly smooth technique! You're amazing. You've been a huge inspiration to me since the days of the licks and tricks section of your website.

Thank you!!!

[Deu5Vult]

Now I truly understand the definition of 'beautiful'.

[TheRonD78]

You know the first time I heard this I thought, is this all the lyrics? Then after I listen to it again I thought, this is brilliant. Its not about the lyrics, as meaningful as they are, but they accentuate the great arrangement of the guitar.  It is definitely listed in my favorites as well as other Maritn Tallstrom arrangements.

[CurtisThorpe]

2:36 - 2:39 is one of the most beautiful 'fills' I've ever heard.

[rrrrockin]

MInd blowing right hand style ,,,,and ya really nice song ,,is there tab for this right hand ,,,peace to you and thank you for all your hard work ,,,

[mustang2506]

What's the tuning of the guitar. It's amazing!!!

[cherokeepastor]

So Special! So precious! Thanks Martin

[TheSkyline400r]

@pinofluvious.....MARTIN 'THE ROAD THAT LEADS BACK HOME' IS ONE EXCELLENT PIECE OF MUSIC....WISH I HAD YOUR TALENT.RESPECT FROM IRELAND :)

[1760yrdshot338]

why dont your videos get more views!!? except the 100 or so views i give you a day lol

[jompan345]

Hi man i digg pretty much all of you're tunes :), im swedish too. I was just wondering witch guitar u would recommend for you're type of music, im looking to buy one very soon :)

[fingerstylefan]

That is one of the most beautiful songs done fingerstyle like that, That I have heard in a long long time. Very well done sir!!!!

[womenhealers]

Absolutely lovely... fantastic player and writer. Thank you!

[zagrebant66]

Man, you should leave that room and start playing around the world. This talent has to be seen on every continent.

I get so pissed when I see talentless posers and desperate strippers like Lady Gaga become famous and guys like Martin, who is really a genius, goes unnoticed by mass media...well except internet. Long live YouTube!

[fuciledacaccia]

Martin, you are an amazing guitar player. Wish you would come to southern California some time.

[moors49]

Great song, but crank up the vocals!

[tokageroh1988]

you're just great Martin, the way you smile while playing should be an example for everyone of us. personally, i think that the first thing needed in making music is sincerity, and you're a great example of that! :D

best whishes from Italy :D

Davide

[tokageroh1988]

you're just great man, that's the way to make music, it doesn't matter if it's rock, blues, metal, every kinf of music needs musicians that sincerely smiles while playing. thank for your excellent work ;)

cheers from italy

Davide

[jonhedenstedt]

Mycket bra låt! schysst gitarrspel!

[Lukas3614]

I love it.

Please watch also this.

[shmaltz]

This is the coolest song in the world, wow!

[ob1ob123]

great tune,thanks for the tuning,gonna have to figure something out with that one

[2010yn]

GREAT playing my friend!

I thought I heard some golpe and rasgueado in this piece. Am I right? Do you have a flamenco background at all?

[juniusmaltby]

Sono senza parole...

[Smeebanana]

you should play a martin guitar :D

[AbsurdBrane]

Superb talent! Wonderful. Technique so fine. Moving. Touching. Memorable. Thank you for posting your work.

[graziamanu]

bravo! great job!!

[DiminishedJemStone]

I enjoy your music so much! Even the thoughtfulness you convey in uploading videos that aren't yours is amazing. Keep strumming, buddy. Share your immense musical talent with us all!

[Rydultowy1]

Call to "Candyrat" ... He's new talent !

[awayoflife22]

this is breathtaking! i love it! :D

[willywetshooz]

Love your playing and arranging, simply lovely!! I especially like the hook at 2:39, your smile at the piont of resolution is priceless....the payoff for all the process arranging, the sweet,flowing transition from tension to opening...could you please tell me the full lyrics?

[pinofluvius]

Thank you for all the kind words!

The lyrics are:

You´re my fire

you´re my gold

my summer when I´m cold

you´re the calm before my storm

you´re the road that leads back home

For the album version I changed a line to

You´re the calm to soothe my storm

[davidheroX5]

@pinofluvius May i ask what you use to multitrack all your videos? Im dying to do it myself but not sure how to do so.... You are astounding Martin i have never enjoyed having ears as much as i do when listening to your music :)

[muditsethi]

great performance ....

nice guitar sound .. .

which guitar is this ?.. i am planning to buy one ... please recommend

[pasha355]

its Loef

[TheWilliam83]

fortissimo...comlimenti.... :-)

[falconer333]

Stunning stuff man, who did the vox for the chorus? Keep it up :)

[pinofluvius]

Thanks man, glad you like it!

The vocals are done by me, but fall under the "studio magic" category :)

[falconer333]

Love it man, it's a cool technique and very unique :)

[tubingtomtom]

Ugh.....WOW! Thats beautiful!

[leozingy]

I've listened to this 5 times in a row now. Makes me wish I had a credit card to purchase the tab, wow. Amazing song, love the chord progression and the amazing fingerpicked melodies, you really use this tuning tastefully.

[pinofluvius]

Thank you for listening and the kind words. I like the tuning, it differs a bit from many other open tunings.

[rollie57]

En sommarkoncert 2010 i Kalmar kanske? Tack för skivan.

[Bluebuthappy182]

that's pretty amazing playing man.

[JoseChiky78]

Increíble!!Me encanta el tema,le imprimes un ritmo que me tiene enganchadísimo!

[pinofluvius]

Gracias!

Martin

[yumeyume]

amazing~

[Fragile0Still]

Keep up with the soft music underneath (usually keyboard, vocal melody etc.) This is a fantastic and beautiful piece!

[pinofluvius]

Thanks! Glad you also like the soft layers, I think it adds more "air" and diversity to acoustic songs.

Cheers

Martin

[UtzChips2009]

I started playing when I 22. I was so determined to play. I bought the Beatles book complete, made for easy guitar. Spent 3 yrs avg 2 hrs a day, since after the 1st yr, I didn't play everyday, I'll just say 2hrs. Learned how to pick some, like Dylan's Don't Think Twice and Dust in the Wind. I wish I had take lessons right out of the gate! As determined as I was, I would not have lost interest if I learned the theory, and may just be 1/2 as good as this artist.

[brightfame100]

If by "transcribing strumming" you're referring to the "flamenco techniques", for my part, at least, you don't have to sweat it. I doubt I'll ever get it right anyway! :o)

[brightfame100]

brightfame100

Hadn't played hardly in 35 years. Trying to learn everything of yours I can, which means about 4. I am so into "Road", was even proud of myself for figuring out the A tuning. Learning by watching video, I'll die of old age 1st. It's a pain I know, but I must have tab. We'll pay for that one!

You're truly an inspiration with your fingerstyle, inflections, open tunings, it's almost ethereal. All the best in your efforts. (brightflame translated--Robert. My flame snuffed long ago.

[pinofluvius]

Hi, thank you for the appreciation, I´m glad you like my style!

I´ve been thinking about doing the tab for this one for a long time, however, I always get depressed when trying to transcribe the strumming on the choruses correctly. Maybe I´ll have to do a "lesson" video as well. But, don´t worry, I will tab it - you just gave me new inspiration!

Cheers

Martin

[viktortheman1337]

Underbar låt Martin! Skön rytm och bra melodi. Du har den rätta känslan inne!´. Fortsätt att producera mer av din musik!

Wonderful song Martin! Chill rythm and good melody. You have the right feeling. Continue to compose more of your music!

[syncopater999]

This is one of your tunes I want playing on my car CD on a beautiful sunny day driving through the Highlands of Scotland.

[crescentridge]

You got the magic baby!

[fafaflewey]

beautifull!!!

[OsLoona]

My man you rock!!!!!

[Sucker4a6String]

Absolutely perfect.

[watchu86]

You seems to be at the moment where Tommy Emmanuel would say that you have already mastered technique and now you can put emotions into that. And this is what I can see here - your heart flowing through your fingers and making strings sing :-) Great.

[syncopater999]

It is interesting that on your myspace page this tune is way out in the lead for hits so I think that you are underestimating its worth without the video.

[pinofluvius]

Yeah, but it´s been there much longer than the other tunes... (I´m such a downer :)

Anyway, I´m keeping it the way it is for the CD, I tried some overdubs and stuff but it just didn´t lift the song...

[syncopater999]

It doesn't need lifting!

[gskarogiannis]

Hey Martin your playing is like the flow of water in a beautiful stream. Have a nice year with lots of inpiration.

My best regards

George

[pinofluvius]

Hey George, same to you! Thanks

Regards

Martin

[Millrider]

Complete sweetnes man. Your attack is right on point. Looks so easy... with such a clean sound. Do you have your strings really close to the fretboard? Do you find it easier to play clean on a steelstring guitar?

[pinofluvius]

Thank you sir. The strings were pretty close - I remember, it was winter with a dry indoor climate and I always forgot to use a humidifier... Nowadays I have a more controlled "climate", I have the guitars in one room only where it´s usually between 35-50% relative humidity.

The action on the Loef is a bit higher these days.

Playing clean for me has mostly to do with which guitar I´m used to at the moment - I used to play almost only nylon compared to steel, now it´s the other way around.

[shmaltz]

this is one of the best pieces ive veer heard in my life, and you should win various awards!

[pinofluvius]

Thank you very much!

Cheers

Martin

[BoeckmannLudwig]

Awesome, just awesome!

Martin

[pinofluvius]

Thank you Martin and Happy Holidays!

Martin

[shmaltz]

this is incredible

[lamastontadelmundo]

I´ve just come across your guitar playings...god never heard anything like it. You´re a great inspiration to follow. Well done, you play incredible. The best for you from cold Madrid, Spain

[pinofluvius]

Hello, nice to hear from Spain! I´m glad you like the playing.

Kind regards

Martin

[ChrisCalder17]

I can't get this song out of my head. I've been humming it for about a week. Your sonwriting is inspiring - Keep up the great work and thankyou for all of your wonderful videos.

[pinofluvius]

Thank you! The unfortunate thing, however, about this song is that it works fine with the video - but if you only listen to it, it gets kinda repetetive... I´m putting a cd together and it became apparent when hearing the song a few times. Maybe I´ll have to over-produce it and add ten more instruments :)

[ChrisCalder17]

Great to hear your making a CD. I'll be first in line to buy it when its finished.

I always feel that the best guitar albums are stripped down to just guitars and as little else as possible. Lenny Breau's "cabin fever" is a perfect example. You have the talent to hold a listener's attention without fancy effects or tricks. Good luck with it.

Best regards

Chris

[syncopater999]

You will have to get in line behind me my friend! I agree with what you say for the most part but I find that some of Martin's additions like basic percussive backing and some of his other instrumental work can add interest to the flow and feel and do not detract. Not overproduced is the key and then the spark stays with the listener. I have never got tired of this tune and I must have listened to it 100 times. The contrast of melodic flow and percussive drive is a delight to the ears.

[ChrisCalder17]

Yeah i definately have to agree there. The reason lenny could play completely solo is because he was an unrivaled genious and true master of the guitar. I think matrin's stuff on youtube sounds very professional and interesting with the basic backing. I just don't want to see his talent lost in overproduction.(something which even the great Joe Satriani is guilty of in my opinion)

Regardless, martin is a fantastic player - and i think it will be you in line behind me my friend;p Haha

[74hodag]

Martin,

You are amazing the ease with which you play is incredible. You make it look easy and it's not at all simple. Keep it up. You are the inspiration for thousands of untalented guitar players like myself.

[mvcolby]

Martin,

I absolutely love your the musicality, taste and feeling that you put into all these tunes. Can't stop listening to your version of "the road that leads back home!"

Thanks for that.

Uilleann Piper

Toronto, Canada

[pinofluvius]

Hello Uilleann, thank you for the kind words!

Glad you like the song. Cheers from Sweden

Martin

[welsh802]

fabulous, marvelous, what else? my english is too poor to comment your original talent and your subtiles ideas. Never heard that since Tommy E. I try "the white shade of pale" and I'm very glad to have meet you. One again! thierry (petit guitariste français) Regards

[pinofluvius]

Merci! Very glad you enjoyed it - and your English is a million times better than my French :)

Regards

Martin

[syncopater999]

I must be spending too long watching this great video to see all those things in your curtains Martin! - The tune is just so compellingly melodic. I love the changes and accents in your picking on this, the brush strokes, pull offs, hammer ons, double string slides as well as the ascending and descending runs. I also love the light and shade in tone. Masterful.

[pinofluvius]

Thanks again for all your great commenting! It´s nice to hear from someone who really listens and sees the details...

Take care

Martin

[syncopater999]

There are even two more aliens, one looking over each shoulder.. a whole new media experience - semi instrumemtal with paranormal curtains...

[syncopater999]

Yes and even a very tall thin one legged alien directly above your left hand :) Those sure are magic curtains!

[syncopater999]

Just thought I would warn you that if you look carefully there is also a lion's face apparition lit up right behind and above your left hand!

[syncopater999]

Hey Martin - I listen to this every day several times. I love the tune and the semi instrumental idea -it really works. I also like your magic curtains which light up in time with the music -lol!

[pinofluvius]

Thank you for your returning visits! That means a lot to me. I know, the curtains look really "spaced-out", and yes - you can see all kinds of faces and animals there... And all the time I was sitting there unknowingly :)

[drigdon]

Martin,

This is one of my many visits to your page. I truly appreciate your gift. It makes my heart smile. I'm an amateur guitarist at best and I aspire to have a 100th of your ability. Thank You so very much for your gift.!

[guitargod97]

Is it Martin or Pino? Great song and performance! I'm a guitarist for 45 some years - classical, jazz, country - and I like your style and sound! Hope to get some of my stuff up soon, too. Meanwhile, I'm a subscriber. Tell us a bit about you - pro or amateur? And though I should study the video, what kind of tuning are you using?

[pinofluvius]

Hi, thanks for the kind words!

It´s Martin :) I have been working as a freelance musician for about 10 years, some studio and live work. I never really play my own stuff live, but I love testing and recording ideas and YouTube is such a great venue for getting ideas out of my system - and to get feedback!

Hope to see your playing soon :)

Thank you for subscribing!

Regards

Martin

[pinofluvius]

low to high: E A C# E A E

[syncopater999]

Hi again - I used to play around in EADEAE in fingerstyle and posted one tune here in my first cam recording (Rollin Rag Blues). I had never thought of C# instead of the D. It adds a very different dimension and I must try it. Lovely tune by the way -it kind of sticks in the head and is very addictive in the way that the best tunes are.

[pinofluvius]

Hi, thank you for all your very nice comments!

I haven´t tried the tuning you mention, but I as you say, the one I´m using here is quite sweet. I seldom get around to using it, unfortunately - one should have one guitar for every tuning, I guess :)

Cheers

Martin

[adihaz2]

dont know the damm song but for some reason i cant stop listening!

[pinofluvius]

That makes me glad! Thanks

Martin

[cruzyj]

Can't wait to see Jesse James up.

[micallo58]

i like it! Good, very good!

[clawpicker]

Whoops, I didn't mean to diss this song, I like it a lot :o)

[shredmunga]

hey

[puddud22]

A very beautiful piece.

P.S. I hate alternate tunings :)

I wasted a lot of time in the 70's chasing Jerry Reed because of my ignorance of those possibilities.

Jeff

[clawpicker]

Chasing Jerry Reed is a time consuming hobby, but not in vain. If you can play like Jerry this one shouldn't be too much of a challenge.

[kompak]

thats some great music man!

really love it..why wont you tab it ?

i mean no bodys going to copyright it or anything

great playing !

[pinofluvius]

Hey, thanks!

It´s way more work than most people think to write out a correct transcription, especially with a lot of slides, percussive effects and rhythmic phrasings...

But I might give it a shot some day :)

[kompak]

i am sure getting to that level of playing was harder =)

[pinofluvius]

maybe, but it was more fun ;)

[pontepolentepontepi]

full harmonic! very good!

Luigi

[shredmunga]

hey

[pinofluvius]

hey

[shredmunga]

im also charleyjon89 i use 2 different computers  i just cant stop waching it brilliant

[shredmunga]

still here

[CharleyJon89]

u know i watch this vid every day amazing

[pinofluvius]

Thank you so much, glad you like it, and come back often :)

Cheers

Martin

[shredmunga]

this is fucking outstanding u r truly going places keep us posted

[pinofluvius]

thanks man!

[jgaudet100]

What a positive power you have. Thanks for sharing, that's very beautiful!

[stawney]

This is my favorite by you!!

I just had to go back and play this wonderful tune again!

Really love your music. Keep it up!

Your fan :),

Stanley

[sheeshhhgrl]

You're brilliant!

[Heuvelding]

You don't know how much I love this!

I guess this is the best I've ever heard!

You're a genious! Do you do this just for fun?

I play guitar by myself, for a couple of years, and really. I can only dream of playing music like this! Do you have tabs of this? I'd like to try. =]

Anyway, It's beyond words.

[pickindizl]

Been checkin your stuff out Martin and gotta say... Damn! You are up there with the best in my book. Best i have heard in years. Thank you for sharing. Michael

[guitarvangelist]

Martin, you are a truly great player. The touch, the feel, the time, the sound is all brilliant. And what a cool arrangement! Keep it up!

[JosephWolph]

This was fantastic! Awesome fingerstyle playing and cool tuning. 5 stars and subscribing!

[kleiboff]

Great tune.. Nice tuning too...

[pinofluvius]

Thank you!

Yeah, it is a nice tuning, got a couple of other ideas for it too...

Cheers

Martin

[kotsu777]

He looks like a lizard eating flies. Look carefully at his mouth.  :)

[pinofluvius]

Well, I like lizards, especially geckos, so I might have taken up some of their behaviour...

:)

[kotsu777]

You were added to my favorites before I made the comment. No worries!

[drigdon]

I'm not sure, but I think your music makes me happier than you, but to see your face, it's evident that you truly enjoy playing.

You have a wonderful gift. Thank You for sharing it with the rest of us.

God Bless,

David

[howebber]

Just curious... Did you write this song? Is there a place on your web site to get the lyrics? Just from the vocals in the background, this has the makings to be a great song

[catman1008]

Great song! I think this would be a hit with both Country Pop and Easy Listening audiences. Superb playing, and really beautiful vocal harmonizing. Congratulations!

[scoutman33]

martin

Wow I recently stumbled across your videos and checked out your web site. Fantasic resource for any aspiring guitar players. Your sound and technique is out of this world, truly appreiciate your sharing. thank you!

[goodrgcc]

Wonderful!!! I truly am inspired by your work and I have just gotten "Marie" under my fingers (thanks for tabbing it) and plan on playing it at my sisters wedding in March, in your honor of course.

I would love to learn "Road back Home" and have to some extent from this video but would you mind tabbing it out when you get time.

Keep up the great work Martin, I am glad I have a new acoustic fingerstyle hero to add to my collection of Tommy Emmanuel and Pete Huttlinger.

God Bless

[pinofluvius]

Thank you!

I´m honored to hear you might play Marie, feel free to do so.

About tab for this song, it´s a bit tricky to transcribe, I will give it a try, I´ve had some requests...

Regards

Martin

[goodrgcc]

Martin,

I am definitely going to play it at her wedding (she gave it a listen a couple of days ago and loved it and gave it the thumbs up) I am also playing Tommy Emmanuel's arrangement of Billy Joel's "And So It Goes" and Pete Huttlinger's "When the Morning Sun Breaks Her Silence". When I get "techno" enough I will post it for you to take a listen.

Thanks for giving "Road Back Home" a go.

Later, from your newest fan from The Great State of Texas, USA

[grinder53]

you make it look so easy! Ive seen all your videos on utube! i think you are the best.

[grinder53]

i think this is your best! you got into it! and made it special! never heard the song before ! but i would put it on my mp3! thanks!

[grinder53]

ive got wood and steel cds. by various artists . you blow them all away! if you have a cd let me know how to get it!

[pinofluvius]

Hi, thanks again:)

I have a cd from 2001 out, it´s more of slick country pop. But you can check it out at cdbaby dot com/tallstrom

Martin

[tarkineWild]

I've listened to this piece countless times and still find it as fresh and an addictive listenable pleasure as when i first came upon it. Im not sure how this would sound in standard tuning but the open tuning really gives it such a beautiful and soemwhat haunting quality

5 glittery stars martin

[wardcheryldarcie]

I've listened to this 5 times in a row. Fantastic. Stumbled upon your music totally by accident and it is now favoured along with a bunch of Tommy Emmanuel and Masaaki Kishibe. GOOD COMPANY

[mimmodecarlo]

GRANDE i miei complimenti. mimmodecarlo!!

[pinofluvius]

Gracias!

Martin

[Supremelord]

omg what an awesome song! 5 *****

[scrubmacdub]

wicked mate

[cruzyj]

Pure Gold mate.. u groove amazingly

[BriboyW]

Nice playing. I like the layered vocal too!

[matzac97]

superb you are really gifted ! happy chrismas !

;-)) André

[thnderprfectmind]

This is Brilliant! Congratulations!

Bless

TPM

[thnderprfectmind]

Congrats...that is tight!

Bless

TPM

[fanoguitar]

Very nice! I'm gonna try that tuning.

[andydunnigan]

oh man... smoothe smoothe.... that's an undergarmet melter right there man

[stawney]

this is so awesome!! loved it all the way

Great sound too!!

[Qpidon]

Fantastic??? Fantastic!!!

Que bueno el tio, no?

[Qpidon]

How "fantastic" can it get??? No doubt, you are my favourite Youtube poster. Its absolutely precious.

Just marvelous, realy.

Best regards,

Pascal.

[pinofluvius]

Gracias!

[jockmock85]

svingo låt, o shit va gitarren låter bra!